The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this subdivision,
shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Access street
means those public streets within or bounding a townhouse
subdivision which serves a townhouse subdivision and other adjacent
properties outside the subdivision.
Interior street
means public streets not more than 600 feet long within a
townhouse subdivision, which streets are located and designed to serve
a limited area within such subdivision and shall not serve other properties
outside the subdivision.
Open space
means private property under common ownership designated
for recreation area, private park, play lot area, plaza area, building
setbacks and ornamental area open to general view within the subdivision.
The term "open space" does not include streets, alleys, utility easements,
or required building setbacks.
Townhouse.
The term "townhouse," "apartments," or "multiple-dwelling
units" shall be used interchangeably and means a structure which is
one of a series of dwelling units designed for single-family unit
occupancy, which dwelling units are structurally connected or immediately
adjacent to each other without side yards between individual dwelling
units.
Townhouse subdivision
means those developments in which it is proposed to partition
land into individual lots and construct townhouses which may be individually
owned and where the minimum lot sizes are to be less than those required
under this division.
(Ordinance 83-150-3, § 5(P)(1),
adopted 7/26/1983)
All those persons proposing or intending to develop a townhouse
subdivision or apartment complex within the city or within its extraterritorial
jurisdiction shall comply with the procedural requirements set out
in this article, and shall complete an environmental impact study
as provided for in the city ordinances. All such developments shall
be designed to comply with the comprehensive plan.
(Ordinance 83-150-3, § 5(P)(2)(a),
adopted 7/26/1983)
(a) Interior
streets, if dedicated to public use, shall have a minimum right-of-way
width of 55 feet and shall be developed with a minimum of 35-foot
paving section with concrete curbs and gutters in accordance with
article V, division 2 of this chapter.
(b) Access
streets shall have a minimum right-of-way width of 60 feet.
(c) All
townhouse subdivisions shall have a direct access street to at least
one dedicated and accessible public street.
(d) Alleys
shall have a minimum right-of-way of 20 feet and shall be developed
with a concrete pavement in accordance with construction standards
found in article V, division 2 of this chapter.
(Ordinance 83-150-3, § 5(P)(2)(b),
adopted 7/26/1983)
(a) Building
setback lines of 25 feet shall be required on all lots fronting or
backing on an access street.
(b) Building
setback lines of 20 feet shall be required on all lots siding on access
streets or upon a plat boundary.
(c) No
building setback lines shall be required on the sides of lots abutting
interior streets, except where traffic safety or other factors necessitate
the establishment of such setbacks.
(d) Where
townhouse lots and dwelling units are designed to face upon an open
or common access court rather than upon a public street, said open
or common court shall be at least 40 feet wide and not more than 200
feet long, measured from the public street upon which the court must
open. Said court may not include vehicular drives or parking areas
in front of dwelling units without additional width as required by
the planning commission.
(Ordinance 83-150-3, § 5(P)(2)(c),
adopted 7/26/1983)
(a) Lot
area shall be a minimum of 2,500 square feet.
(b) Lot
width shall be a minimum of 25 feet.
(c) Dwelling
units may be constructed up to side lot line, and openings shall not
face a side lot line unless the side wall of the dwelling unit is
at least ten feet from the side lot line.
(d) Lot
size may be reduced under the provision that open space, as defined
herein, be dedicated according to the following schedule: For every
100 square feet of open space per lot provided, the minimum lot area
may be reduced by 200 square feet. No lot shall, however, have a lot
area of less than 2,000 square feet, and a width of less than 25 feet.
Open Space Per Dwelling (Square Feet)
|
Minimum of Lot Area (Square Feet)
|
---|
0
|
2,500
|
100
|
2,300
|
200
|
2,100
|
250
|
2,000
|
(Ordinance 83-150-3, § 5(P)(2)(d),
adopted 7/26/1983)
All utilities, such as sanitary sewer, water, gas, telephone,
television cable and electrical, shall be placed underground.
(Ordinance 83-150-3, § 5(P)(2)(e),
adopted 7/26/1983)
Provide a minimum of two spaces per dwelling unit for off-street
parking.
(Ordinance 83-150-3, § 5(P)(2)(f),
adopted 7/26/1983)